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Carlos Hermosilla

Carlos Hermosilla

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
45
Citations
6845
World Ranking
830
National Ranking
27

Carlos Hermosilla publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Hermosilla sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 256 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Carlos Hermosilla D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Hermosilla sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlos Hermosilla is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany and has a research focus that intersects immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their work primarily revolves around parasitology, immunology, ecology, infectious diseases, and epidemiology with a significant volume of publications in these areas. The scientist's scholarly output also includes a substantial emphasis on the biology of parasites and their interactions with host organisms.

Their research topics encompass the following areas:

  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anja Taubert
  • Ulrich Gärtner
  • Liliana M. R. Silva
  • Zahady D. Velásquez
  • Iván Conejeros

Hermosilla has contributed extensively to various academic journals. The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Parasitology Research
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Animals

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Oleic and Linoleic Acids Induce the Release of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps via Pannexin 1-Dependent ATP Release and P2X1 Receptor Activation," Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
  • "Trypanosoma brucei brucei Induces Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil Activation and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Release," Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
  • "Autophagy is activated in human spermatozoa subjected to oxidative stress and its inhibition impairs sperm quality and promotes cell death," Human Reproduction, 2022
  • "Fasciola hepatica induces weak NETosis and low production of intra- and extracellular ROS in exposed bovine polymorphonuclear neutrophils," Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2020
  • "The Role of TLR2 and TLR4 in Recognition and Uptake of the Apicomplexan Parasite Eimeria bovis and Their Effects on NET Formation," Pathogens, 2021

Best Publications

  • Bovine Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils Cast Neutrophil Extracellular Traps against the Abortive Parasite Neospora caninum

    Rodolfo Villagra-Blanco;Liliana M. R. Silva;Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Zhengtao Yang

  • Neutrophil extracellular trap formation as innate immune reactions against the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria bovis

    Jan Hillern Behrendt;Antonio Ruiz;Horst Zahner;Anja Taubert

  • Lungworm infections (Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus) in dogs and cats in Germany and Denmark in 2003-2007

    Anja Taubert;Nikola Pantchev;Majda Globokar Vrhovec;Christian Bauer

  • NADPH oxidase, MPO, NE, ERK1/2, p38 MAPK and Ca2+ influx are essential for Cryptosporidium parvum-induced NET formation.

    Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Matthias Lendner;Arwid Daugschies;Carlos Hermosilla

  • Neutrophil Extracellular Traps as Innate Immune Reaction against the Emerging Apicomplexan Parasite Besnoitia besnoiti

    Tamara Muñoz Caro;Carlos Hermosilla;Liliana M. R. Silva;Helder Cortes

  • The intriguing host innate immune response: novel anti-parasitic defence by neutrophil extracellular traps

    Carlos Hermosilla;Tamara Muñoz Caro;Liliana M. R. Silva;Antonio Ruiz

  • Leucocyte-derived extracellular trap formation significantly contributes to Haemonchus contortus larval entrapment.

    Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Mario C. Rubio R;Liliana M. R. Silva;Gerd Magdowski

  • Development of Eimeria bovis in vitro: suitability of several bovine, human and porcine endothelial cell lines, bovine fetal gastrointestinal, Madin-Darby bovine kidney (MDBK) and African green monkey kidney (VERO) cells.

    C. Hermosilla;B. Barbisch;A. Heise;S. Kowalik

  • The apicomplexan parasite Eimeria arloingi induces caprine neutrophil extracellular traps.

    Liliana M. R. Silva;Liliana M. R. Silva;Tamara Muñoz Caro;Rüdiger Gerstberger;Maria J. M. Vila-Viçosa

  • Eimeria bovis -triggered neutrophil extracellular trap formation is CD11b-, ERK 1/2-, p38 MAP kinase- and SOCE-dependent

    Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Sandra Jaqueline Mena Huertas;Sandra Jaqueline Mena Huertas;Ivan Conejeros;Pablo Alarcón

  • Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites induce monocyte extracellular trap formation

    Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Liliana M. R. Silva;Christin Ritter;Anja Taubert

  • Canine Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Release Induced by the Apicomplexan Parasite Neospora caninum In Vitro.

    Zhengkai Wei;Carlos Hermosilla;Anja Taubert;Xuexiu He

  • Dynamics of transcription of immunomodulatory genes in endothelial cells infected with different coccidian parasites

    Anja Taubert;Horst Zahner;Carlos Hermosilla

  • First autochthonous case of canine ocular Dirofilaria repens infection in Germany

    C. Hermosilla;N. Pantchev;V. Dyachenko;M. Gutmann

  • Fifth European Dirofilaria and Angiostrongylus Days (FiEDAD) 2016

    F. Simón;V. Kartashev;J. González-Miguel;A. Rivera

  • Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) PMN and monocytes release extracellular traps to capture the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

    Maria Reichel;Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Guillermo Sanchez Contreras;Ana Rubio García

  • Small strongyle infection: consequences of larvicidal treatment of horses with fenbendazole and moxidectin.

    Tanja Steinbach;Christian Bauer;Hermann Sasse;Wolfgang Baumgärtner

  • Eimeria bovis modulates adhesion molecule gene transcription in and PMN adhesion to infected bovine endothelial cells.

    Carlos Hermosilla;Horst Zahner;Anja Taubert

  • T cell responses in calves to a primary Eimeria bovis infection: phenotypical and functional changes

    Carlos Hermosilla;Hans-Jürgen Bürger;Horst Zahner

  • Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections of bovine endothelial cells induce endothelial adhesion molecule gene transcription and subsequent PMN adhesion

    Anja Taubert;Matthias Krüll;Horst Zahner;Carlos Hermosilla

  • Far beyond Phagocytosis: Phagocyte-Derived Extracellular Traps Act Efficiently against Protozoan Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo

    Liliana M. R. Silva;Tamara Muñoz-Caro;Rafael A. Burgos;Maria A. Hidalgo

  • Knockdown resistance (kdr) of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene of Aedes aegypti population in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

    Penny Humaidah Hamid;Joko Prastowo;Anis Widyasari;Anja Taubert

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikola Pantchev
Nikola Pantchev IDEXX Laboratories (United States)
Roland Schaper
Roland Schaper Independent Scientist / Consultant, Germany
Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer University of Giessen
Thierry Backeljau
Thierry Backeljau Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Arwid Daugschies
Arwid Daugschies Leipzig University
Laura Rinaldi
Laura Rinaldi University of Naples Federico II
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Susanne Herold
Susanne Herold University of Giessen
Dwight D. Bowman
Dwight D. Bowman Cornell University
Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

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